Drug and alcohol abuse is increasing throughout the United States among adolescents, young people and adults. Substance use and addiction aren't the only problems concerning drug use and dependency. Alcohol and drug abuse affects every person and every area of our lives throughout the world.
Every day there's substance use issues that hit the headlines or make the evening news. Unfortunately no matter how many tragedies take place associated with drug and alcohol abuse, the use of these substances continues. New stories associated with drug and alcohol use can be helpful as well. We can only hope this is a way of making people aware of the dangers and consequences of substance use, and possibly open someone's eyes about their own use of drugs or alcohol and their need for help.
A lot of adolescents and young people today are still experimenting with synthetic bath salts and there are parents that may still be unaware that the dangerous stimulant drug even exists. The type of bath salts that people are using contains man-made chemicals that stimulate a person mentally and physically but also causes serious side effects as well.... | Read more
Did you know that in 2010 there were around 16 million people who used prescription drugs but not for medical reasons? Today there are different kinds of prescription medications abused which include stimulants, opioids, depressants and drugs that contain morphine. A break-down of some of the prescription drugs that are frequently abused and misused most often include the following:... | Read more
Even though there are very serious health related risks associated with huffing inhalants, many adolescents and young adults today are sniffing toxic fumes from solvents and aerosol sprays for the intoxicating high they receive.... | Read more
Do you know what date rape drugs are? Date rape drugs are used with the intensions of sexually assaulting an innocent victim. Several drugs fall into this category and when they're used for sexual intentions they're usually slipped into a person's drink when they're not looking. Date rape drugs are dangerous and very powerful substances and because there isn't any smell, taste or color, they go un-noticed in an innocent victims drink.... | Read more
Even though prescription drug misuse and abuse is highly publicized, I don't think people truly understand just how serious this situation has become. Narcotic painkiller overdoses take place every day and many of them result in death. Did you know that there are more than 40 deaths a day as a result of prescription narcotic pain pill overdose?... | Read more
Marijuana is one of the most common and abused drugs of choice among teens, young and older adults throughout the United States and many people experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop using the drug due to dependence. Sometimes people start out with marijuana when they're young and experimenting with substance abuse and eventually move on to other drugs of abuse including synthetic designer type drugs like fake pot.... | Read more
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